What was the first European country to begin Exploration to the East?
Portugal
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What is interesting about Prince Henry the Navigators "exploration"
He never actually went on a voyage, just paid for the explorations
100
What explorer planned to go to India, but did not make it and still called the Native people in America "Indians"
Christopher Columbus
100
Describe Christopher Columbus' treatment of the Native people he encountered.
He treated them as less than human, only wanted gold and labor.
100
The first man to successfully circumnavigate the globe, even though he was killed on the way home was...
Ferdinand Magellan
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Name one of the instruments used by explorers to help them navigate AND what it was used for.
Compass
Astrolabe
Caravel
Sextant
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What enabled the Portugese to be the first Europeans to start exploration in the East?
Ships that could go faster, travel farther, pack more goods
200
Balboa was trying to find what?
The Incan Empire
200
Describe the difference between the sextant and the astrolabe
Astrolabe used stars to find lines of latitude, sextant used objects and the degrees/distance away from them
200
Describe Bartolomeau de las Casas significant life change?
First: owned encomienda
Then: became priest, spoke up for rights & fair treatment of natives
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How did Religion go along with European exploration?
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the Natives
300
Cabral was trying to sail west to get to India, but ended up where?
Brazil
300
Describe the encomienda system
Spanish colonists got labor and land, natives supposed to be paid but treated like slaves and forced to Christianity
300
Why did the Portugese want to control the Swaheli city-states on the coast of Africa?
They hoped to get to the interior of Africa to get: iron, slaves, ivory, palm oil, gold
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Why did some of Magellan's men not trust him?
He was not Spanish, but actually Portugese
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What goods did the Europeans hope to acquire in India and other parts of Asia?
spices, jewels, silk
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What is the significance of Vasco de Gama?
He was the first European to reach India from Europe by boat.
400
Instead of finding what he intended to, Balboa found the _____________ and claimed it all for Spain
The pacific ocean
400
Describe the Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain & Portugal split Africa, Asia, Americas down the middle. Everything west of the line belonged to Spain, everything east of the line belonged to Portugal
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How did Bartolomeau Dias realize a water route to India from Europe was possible?
A storm blew his ship off course. When it cleared, he realized the land was on his left so he must have gone around the tip of Africa.
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How would the Europeans gain power if they could find a water route to India?
They could cut out the Muslims who controlled all the trade routes over land.
500
Why was the name Cape of Storms changed to the Cape of good Hope?
The Portugese were afraid no one else would want to explore if it had the name associated with storms.
500
What was interesting/strange about the Treaty of Tordesillas?
It didn't take into account any other country or group of Native people.
500
Describe the reason for the invention of the International Date Line
During Magellan's voyage, they were off a day in their record keeping when they came back. IDL created to prevent records from being different around world.